Here Be Treasures » music

World’s Worst Lyrics and Songs

Martin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:40:57 +0000

Truly incredible documentary featuring some of the strangest people you’ve ever seen.

Solar System Music Box

Martin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:17:20 +0000

The music of the spheres?

[via Information Is Beautiful]

Birds on a Wire

Martin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:34:00 +0000

Via Ze Frank, a composer sets a photo of birds on electric wires to music, literally.

Some Nude Music Videos

Martin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:40:47 +0000

… because.
Make the Girl Dance:

Toe Jam:

Matt and Kim:

Playing For Change

Martin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:25:00 +0000

Watch this video of musicians around the world playing the Ben E King song “Stand By Me”. It is from the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”. More info at playingforchange.com.

The Waterphone

Martin — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:55:36 +0000

The Waterphone is a drum-shaped musical instrument that’s played with a bow. Invented by Richard Waters (hence the name), the Waterphone is frequently used in film and TV soundtracks because of its otherworldly sound. It’s even been used to call whales…
(found via gemssty)

UPDATE: Actually, Richard Waters notes (in the comments) that the Waterphone is not eponymously named, rather it’s so named because the instrument contains water.

The Insect War

Martin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:12:36 +0000

Have pity for the poor residents of Tuscarora, Nevada. The Wall Street Journal reports how every year they have to battle an invasion of 2″ long crickets. Most years it’s just an invasion. Some years it’s a plague. However, one resident discovered a secret weapon hidden in an old newspaper article, a Chinese Gong. Updated for our age, it’s become Heavy Metal. Read more at the Journal’s website.
Update: It doesn’t work with cockroaches. I tried.

Bob Dylan’s Most Excellent Website

Martin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:04:29 +0000

I’m not a big fan of Dylan. I like plenty of his tracks, but I’m just not that big a fan. However, I am a fan of his website. You can listen to any song from any album, and the interface is way cool. It’s what a musician’s website should be like. Bob Dylan fans, rejoice.

Lucky Voice Karaoke

Martin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:52:03 +0000

I recently stumbled across Lucky Voice, which is a web site which provides a personalized karaoke service. You register a username, build a song-list, and start singing. Your web-browser will take up the full screen, the song begin, and the words appear. The song quality is high, and the variety of songs is probably better than the choice down at your local pub. I was amazed to find songs by Muse, The Stereophonics, etc. The music and graphics are streamed rather than downloaded, and I found my 4 MB connection was well up to the job. Lucky Voice is still in beta, but I’m enjoying it.

For Your New iPod—Free MP3s

Martin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:35:54 +0000

Do a simple Google search:

site:http://music.download.com/ “Download Free MP3″

Maybe some of them are good.

Guitar God

Martin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:14:36 +0000

There are guitar players, and guitar gods. Andy McKee is in the latter category. What I wouldn’t give to be able to play like that.

He has a series of videos where he demonstrates his unique style. The music is beautiful. Do yourself a favor and check it out. I guarantee you’ll watch all the videos.